Jim Minkey's (jminkey) Blog

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2008

One of my friends alerted me to this house that came up in my community and I think it's worth mentioning. It's also worth mentioning that I truly don't know all of the facts surrounding this sale but what I do know is pretty darn interesting...and certainly unusual for Foster City. My friend fo...

I've always been crazy about the classic 1946 Jimmy Stewart film "It's a Wonderful Life". I'm sure the vast majority of you know this flick...it's on frequently at this time of year. In a nutshell, it's the story of how an angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated George Bailey (St...

Three or four years ago an agent in my office was all excited about the idea of buying investment property in Oklahoma. He had been visiting there and discovered that you could buy a property cheaply, rent these places out and have the most amazing thing happen...you could have positive cash flow...

I'll bet you thought it was extinct! No, not the winged frog above...I'm talking about the multiple offer driven home that closes escrow over the asking price. Believe it or not there are still a few of those around this area. One of them actually closed $125,000 over asking recently! All togeth...

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